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“I would say to let off pyrotechnics in that building you were asking for trouble,” said Donald Carcieri, then governor of Rhode Island. He added, “If there’s criminal wrongdoing, believe me, it will be pursued.”

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A Rhode Island state trooper removed the letters of the band, Great White. Changes since the fire include requiring sprinklers for nightclubs and bars with occupancy limits of 100 or more and banning pyrotechnics in all but the largest public venues.

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